Fever literacy and fever phobia

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 254-259

  Wallenstein, Matthew B ^a   Schroeder, Alan R ^b,c   Hole, Michael K ^c   Ryan, Christina ^b,d   Fijalkowski, Natalia ^b   Alvarez, Elysia ^b   Carmichael, Suzan L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

antipyretic; fever; fever definition; fever illiteracy; fever knowledge; fever literacy; fever phobia; health literacy; parental knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIPYRETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874098975     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812472252     Document Type: Article

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